Soundarapandian Vilangar
Parker,CO
Summary
Results-Driven Software Engineer with expertise in designing, developing, testing, optimizing, and delivering performance-driven, mission-critical tier-1 software applications while maintaining strong object-oriented principles. Excels at coordinating, ground-up planning, programming and implementation of micro services applications and reusable utility tools.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Software Engineer III
Charter Communnications
Denver, CO
07.2023 - Current
- Developed Comprehensive Reference Architectures and Design Documents: Orchestrated the creation of comprehensive reference architectures and design documents for Charter's private cloud platform, establishing robust technology standards and microservices guidelines which enhanced development efficiency and consistency across projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and industry best practices.
- Spearheaded Development of Network as a Service Microservices: Led the development efforts for microservices catering to Network as a Service components, optimizing processes such as network block creation, sub-network setup, and IP reservation which streamlined network provisioning workflows, resulting in improved operational agility and reduced turnaround times for network-related tasks.
- Designed and Implemented Compute-Service for IaaS Automation: Architected and implemented a compute-service to automate Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provisioning within on-premises cloud infrastructure which increased operational efficiency by automating resource provisioning tasks, leading to cost savings and accelerated deployment cycles.
- Implemented SSO and RBAC in Nebula Self Service Cloud Platform: Designed and implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Nebula Self Service Cloud Platform, bolstering security and user management capabilities which strengthened platform security and governance, ensuring controlled access to resources and sensitive data.
- Developed Database as a Service (DBaaS) Solution: Designed and implemented a Database as a Service (DBaaS) solution, automating the seamless provisioning of MongoDB databases which streamlined database provisioning processes, enabling rapid deployment of database resources and improved scalability.
- Created Automated Firewall Validation Tool: Developed an automated firewall validation tool to verify connectivity post firewall configuration updates, simplifying the validation process and ensuring seamless network operations which increased operational efficiency and reduced manual effort, leading to faster detection of network issues and improved network reliability.
Principal Software Engineer II
Comcast
Denver, CO
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Led Design, Architecture, and Development for HSI Product Provisioning and Activation: Directed the design, architecture, and development efforts for provisioning and activating HSI products on Optical Network Unit (ONU) equipment via the fiber network which achieved seamless provisioning and activation of HSI products, ensuring high-quality service delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Established Reconciliation and Efficacy-Check Tools: Implemented robust reconciliation and efficacy-check tools to manage fallout effectively, ensuring swift and accurate resolution of provisioning issues. These tools significantly enhanced operational efficiency and minimized downtime by streamlining the fallout management process.
- Pioneered Re-architecture and Development of Provisioning Fulfillment Applications: Spearheaded the re-architecture, design, and development of provisioning fulfillment applications. This effort optimized workflows, resulting in a seamless provisioning process that boosted efficiency and reduced turnaround time for service activation, ultimately enhancing overall operational effectiveness.
- Architected Robust ETL Framework for Data Migration:Designed and architected a robust Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) framework to seamlessly migrate billions of records from various source databases to AWS DocumentDB. Leveraged Java and AWS technologies to implement an efficient and scalable data migration process, optimizing resource utilization and ensuring high performance. This approach ensured data integrity, minimized downtime, and facilitated the seamless migration of large data volumes, enhancing overall business operations.
- Developed User-Friendly Web Application for ETL Batch Processing: Created an intuitive web application using React JS for managing ETL batch processing. This user-friendly interface provided easy access to data migration functionalities for various departments, streamlining data migration processes and fostering cross-departmental collaboration and efficiency.
Principal Software Engineer
Comcast
Denver, CO
03.2017 - 08.2022
- Orchestrated Design and Development of AWS Lambda Functions and Workflows: Led the design and development of AWS Lambda functions and state machine/step function workflows, effectively managing various Service Request Order (SRO) types, including New-Install, COS, Amend/Cancel, and Disconnect of HSD, Voice, and Video LOBs which streamlined service request management processes, ensuring efficient handling of diverse SRO types and enhancing overall operational effectiveness.
- Optimized CI/CD Pipelines with Industry Best Practices: Implemented industry best practices to optimize Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, enhancing development and deployment processes which improved workflow efficiency and reduced deployment times, resulting in accelerated software delivery cycles.
- Engineered Automated Health-Check Application for Real-Time Monitoring: Developed an automated health-check application to monitor over 100 applications in real-time, proactively identifying and reporting issues which enabled swift issue resolution, minimized downtime, and ensured high availability of critical applications.
- Developed Slack and Teams Bots for Operational Support: Created Slack and Teams bots to cater to the operational needs of more than 40 teams, facilitating efficient management of activities across a vast portfolio of 600+ applications spanning different organizations which enhanced collaboration and communication among teams, leading to improved operational efficiency and streamlined task management.
Senior Software Engineer
Comcast
Denver, CO
12.2010 - 02.2017
- Led Design, Architecture, and Development of Microservices: Spearheaded the design, architecture, and development of microservices, pivotal in the re-architecture of the CAAP SOA/monolithic platform which transformed the platform into a resilient and highly available cloud microservices architecture, enhancing scalability and reliability.
- Deployed Microservices on Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF): Successfully deployed microservices on Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), leveraging its capabilities to enhance scalability and reliability which improved operational efficiency and ensured seamless deployment and management of microservices.
- Implemented Streamlined Deployment Process with Concourse CI/CD: Implemented a streamlined deployment process using Concourse CI/CD, enabling efficient delivery of software updates which accelerated software delivery cycles and reduced time-to-market for new features and enhancements.
- Developed DBaaS Portal for Database Provisioning: Developed a DBaaS portal to facilitate the provisioning of VMs for MongoDB and Redis DB server clusters of varying sizes which optimized database operations, improved resource utilization, and streamlined database provisioning processes.
- Innovatively Created Simplified Activation GUI: Developed a Simplified Activation GUI to enhance the activation experience for technicians and customers, promoting a unified approach which improved user experience, reduced activation times, and ensured consistency in activation processes.
Systems Engineer
Sensiple Software Solutions
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
07.2005 - 12.2010
- Developed Trading Keyboard Interface: Created a Trading Keyboard Interface for inputting prices, leveraging strong expertise in Key Events, Mouse Events, and Action Events which enhanced user experience and efficiency in inputting prices, leading to improved trading operations.
- Designed Custom UI Components: Designed custom UI components such as JFrame, JDialog, JTable, JTree, and PopUp Menus using various layouts like FlowLayout, BorderLayout, GridLayout, and GridBagLayout in Java Swing which enhanced user interface design and usability, providing a more intuitive and visually appealing trading platform.
- Developed Chat Module: Developed a Chat Module for communication between brokers and traders within the application which facilitated real-time communication and collaboration among users, improving decision-making and trade execution.
- Designed Bond Calculator: Designed a Bond Calculator to calculate the yield to maturity, providing traders with essential financial calculations which enhanced financial analysis capabilities and decision-making support for traders.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Computer Science & Engineering -
Anna University
Tamil Nadu, IndiaSkills
- Languages & Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, Struts, JSTL, JDBC 20, Log4j
- Web Technologies: JSP, Servlet, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax, JQuery, React JS, Angular, Node JS, Velocity
- Build Tools: Maven, Gradle
- Chat Bots: Slack bot, MS TeamsBot
- CI/CD Tools: GoCD, Concourse
- Design Pattern: Factory,Singleton, MVC, Mediator,Prototype
- Cloud Computing: AWSLambda, Step Functions, AWS Glue, SQS, Kinesis, Pivotal Cloud Foundry
- Container Technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher
- Databases: Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, AWS Document DB
- Netflix OSS Tools: ZUUL (API Gateway), Ribbon, Eureka, Hystrix Circuit Breaker
- Application/Web Server: JBoss 63, Weblogic Server 10g/11g, Apache Tomcat 4/5/6
- Source Control: GitHub
Accomplishments
- Achieved Comcast President's Circle of Success Award for significantly boosting Field Technician and SIK Customers' activation success rate from 85% to an impressive 96%.
- Honored with MongoDB Innovation Award for pioneering the development of a cutting-edge DBaaS portal centered around MongoDB technology.
- During Lab Week, spearheaded the creation of a dynamic Fitness Challenge App, fostering employee engagement in seasonal fitness competitions and earning accolades from HR.
- Consistently recognized as Employee of the Month and commended by the SVP through handwritten appreciation letters for exceeding expectations and delivering exceptional results in software development.
Languages
- English, Full Professional
- Tamil, Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Principal Software Engineer III
Charter Communnications
07.2023 - Current
Principal Software Engineer II
Comcast
08.2022 - 07.2023
Principal Software Engineer
Comcast
03.2017 - 08.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Comcast
12.2010 - 02.2017
Systems Engineer
Sensiple Software Solutions
07.2005 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Engineering Computer Science & Engineering -
Anna University
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